News Index Page
Included below are news stories posted to Lab Tests Online over the last three years.
Pilot study to expand newborn blood spot screening in the UK
20 April 2012
Experts suggest that everyone admitted to hospital should have a blood sample sent to the laboratory for measurement of glucose
19 January 2012
Simple lab test is abnormal early in serious bile duct disease of newborns
16 December 2011
Rapid blood tests rule out heart attack
24 November 2011
Tests for Cancer Genes – Update
8 August 2011
Automated DNA test for TB is useful in children, too
4 August 2011
Promising dried saliva test for cytomegalovirus infection in newborns
13 June 2011
NICE recommends CA125 for suspected ovarian cancer
11 May 2011
Simple home urine collection to assess insulin production in diabetes
4 April 2011
Cholesterol-lowering drugs don’t prevent heart attacks if ‘good’ cholesterol is low
21 January 2011
WHO endorses rapid tuberculosis test
14 December 2010
Promising blood test for ectopic pregnancy
13 December 2010
No prostate cancer screening for UK men
13 December 2010
UK public advised about private screening tests
2 November 2010
New automated test can diagnose tuberculosis in less than two hours
13 September 2010
New stool test reduces need for colonoscopy in suspected inflammatory bowel disease
13 August 2010
Five-minute screen at sixty can cut bowel cancer deaths
15 June 2010
Tests for Cancer Genes - patents ruled invalid
13 April 2010
Safer lithium treatment
24 March 2010
Fasting glucose in early pregnancy detects diabetes risk
2 October 2009
Framework for the sale of genetic tests direct to the public
9 June 2009
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